Children's Blue Bird

Children's Blue Bird - Paperback

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Children's Blue Bird
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Children's Blue Bird - Paperback

Children's Blue Bird - Paperback

by Maurice Maeterlinck , Georgette LeBlanc
$15.77
$15.77

Book Overview

Originally created as a stage play, Children's Blue Bird is an enchanting and very strange story of a brother and sister who help a little girl whose illness can only be cured by the magical Blue Bird of Happiness. To find the bird, Mytyl and Tyltyl quest through the Land of Memory to the Palace of Night, a frightening place where nothing is as it seems. Can they find what they seek and return in time to help their friend? With help from the good fairy Bérylune, the children may actually succeed.


ISBN9781434105370
Author Maurice Maeterlinck , Georgette LeBlanc
PublisherWaking Lion Press
GenreChildren
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages132
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a renowned Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist, best known for his Symbolist works. Born in Ghent, Belgium, he studied law but soon dedicated himself to literature. Maeterlinck's writing is characterized by its philosophical depth, lyrical style, and exploration of themes like destiny, mortality, and the mystic aspects of life. His most famous plays include "Pelléas and Mélisande," which significantly influenced the Symbolist movement and was adapted into an opera by Claude Debussy. In 1911, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic plays and essays, which deepen the understanding of human existence through poetic and philosophical reflection. Maeterlinck also authored numerous essays, poetry, and allegorical works that emphasize the spiritual and the metaphysical.

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